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crown elongated; throat, and the rest of the under parts ash-colour; 

 under the wings white, on each side a long tuft of purple feathers ; 

 rump, vent, and under tail coverts white ; coverts of the wings as 

 the back ; the rest of the wing deeper brown ; tail black, the quills 

 reach to the middle of it ; legs black. 



Supposed to inhabit Africa. — From Mr. Dent's drawings. 



26— HOTTNIQUA SHRIKF,. 



Lanius Cubla, hid. Orn. Sup. p. xx. Skate's Zool. vii. 328. 

 Le Cubla, Levail.Ois.iv S9. pi. 72. f. 1. 2. 

 Hottniqua Shrike, Gen. Syn. Sup.ii. p. 79. 



THIS is full six inches in length. Bill and legs dusky; hides 

 yellow ; plumage in general black, except the under parts, from the 

 chin to the vent, the rump, and an oblique bar on the wing coverts, 

 which are white ; tail a trifle rounded in shape, black, all the feathers 

 tipped with white. 



The female is smaller than the male, though much the same as 

 to colour, but more inclined to brownish or dusky. 



Inhabits, in small flocks, the forests of Hottniqua Land, and 

 from thence along the eastern coast of Africa ; the food is insects, 

 and their pupae, which they search for in the crevices of the barks 

 of trees ; separating into pairs during the time of incubation ; and 

 making the nest in thorny bushes, of moss, and small roots ; the 

 female lays five or six eggs ; the note is expressive of the two 

 syllables Cha Cha. 



